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August 8, 2026

NAKED WOMAN STEALS FD TRUCK – WISCONSIN

A 36-year-old woman was arrested early Tuesday morning in Wisconsin after police found her naked behind the wheel of a stolen fire department pickup truck. Body camera footage shows officers questioning the woman, identified as Emily Fair, who was driving the stolen vehicle. When asked why she was naked, Fair responded, “I’m supposed to be...
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MULTIPLE INJURIES IN APPARATUS ROLLOVER – ILLINOIS

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (First Alert 4) -The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency reported there are “multiple injuries” in a crash involving a fire truck Saturday afternoon. The agency reported the crash occurred on Route 3. In a statement, Cahokia Heights Fire Department said the fire truck was responding to a call when it was...
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PEDESTRIAN TRUCK BY FIRE APPARATUS – MICHIGAN

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 25-year-old Hudsonville man has been taken to the hospital after he was hit by a car in Georgetown Township. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened on Baldwin Street and 28th Avenue just after 12:30 p.m. Friday. Deputies say a Georgetown Township fire truck was traveling west on...
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UPDATE: BATTALION CHIEF WAS SHUTTING OFF FUEL PUMP WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE

Albany Fire Battalion Chief Wayne Brennan discovered gasoline spilling from the temporary fueling pump shortly before Tuesday’s explosion at the city’s Department of General Services headquarters that seriously injured him and a DGS supervisor, Police Chief Brendan Cox said Friday. According to Cox, Brennan had just finished fueling his vehicle when he noticed the leak. He then...
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ENGINE ROLLS THROUGH FENCE WHILE AT MEDICAL CALL – CONNECTICUT

A fire engine rolled away and through a fence on Ashcraft Rd and Colman St (Rt 1). New London, CT FD Engine 2 had responded to a medical call in the area. No injuries reported at 4:30 pm.
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THREE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AS BRACED WOOD FRAME BUILDING COLLAPSES AND STRIKES TOWER LADDER BUCKET – 4251 THIRD AVENUE, THE BRONX, NEW YORK – AUGUST 8, 1980

Three Firefighters Injured as Braced Wood Frame Building Collapses and Strikes Tower Ladder Bucket – 4251 Third Avenue, The Bronx, New York – August 8, 1980 On August 8, 1980, three members of FDNY Tower Ladder 33 were injured when a burning abandoned three-story braced wood frame dwelling collapsed onto the bucket of their tower...
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